Profile of a Cancer
Cory Doctorow
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 17, 1971
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Sun
Cancer
24°
Moon
Taurus*
26°
Mercury
Leo
18°
Venus
Cancer
13°
Mars
Aquarius
21°
Jupiter
Scorpio
26°
Saturn
Gemini
3°
Uranus
Libra
9°
Neptune
Sagittarius
0°
Pluto
Virgo
27°
N. Node
Aquarius
15°
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Cory Doctorow is a science-fiction author, journalist, activist and co-editor of Boing Boing.

Author of influential novels including Little Brother and Homeland and of nonfiction on digital rights, he has shaped public debates on copyright, technology policy and internet freedom through books, essays and journalism in major media outlets worldwide.

Your Core Signs shape your core self, while the Inner and Outer Planets shape your personal traits and collective influences.

Sun in Cancer
Degree: 24°
Cory Doctorow has a borderline psychic intuition and a natural ability to make others feel at home. Deeply loyal to family and close friends, he possesses a quiet charm that draws people in, but when his mood shifts, he can retreat inward and become hard to reach. He's tough to manipulate and has a nose for dishonesty, which serves him well when he channels it alongside his creative instincts.
Moon in Taurus*
Degree: 26°
Emotionally steady and grounded, Cory Doctorow doesn’t overreact to things that aren’t worth the energy. It takes a lot to rattle him, but when something that brought him stability falls apart, he feels it deeply and can become reclusive. He values trust above all else and is drawn to people and situations he can truly rely on.

Aspects describe the angles between planets in your chart, highlighting where there is harmony or tension in your life. The orb degree determines how strongly an aspect will affect you, with smaller orbs indicating a stronger influence.

Moon Trine Pluto
Orb: 1.3°
Cory Doctorow has an effortless access to deep emotional truth. Intensity doesn't scare him — he can sit with heavy feelings, navigate complex emotional terrain, and transform pain into wisdom with a grace that most people have to work much harder to develop.
Sun Sextile Moon
Orb: 1.7°
Cory Doctorow's emotional needs and sense of identity work well together. He has a healthy ability to balance what he feels with who he is, which gives him an inner stability and self-understanding that many people spend a lifetime trying to achieve.
Sun Trine Jupiter
Orb: 2.3°
Cory Doctorow has an innate faith in life that tends to attract good things. Luck, generosity, and a broad perspective come naturally to him — he sees the bigger picture without losing sight of what matters, and his optimism is genuinely infectious.
Sun Sextile Pluto
Orb: 3°
Cory Doctorow has access to a deep well of personal power that he can draw on when it matters. He's naturally perceptive and isn't afraid of complexity — he has an ability to regenerate and come back stronger after difficult experiences.
Uranus Trine North Node
Orb: 5.7°
Cory Doctorow's individuality and unconventional nature are effortlessly aligned with his purpose. Following his own path, embracing change, and thinking differently don't just make him interesting — they carry him directly toward his destiny. His uniqueness is his greatest asset.
Sun Trine Neptune
Orb: 6.1°
Cory Doctorow has a natural connection to the imaginative and spiritual dimensions of life. Creativity, compassion, and intuition flow through him effortlessly — he can tap into inspiration and empathy without losing his sense of self in the process.
Mars Conjunction North Node
Orb: 6.2°
Cory Doctorow's destiny requires courage, initiative, and a willingness to go after what he wants. He's meant to be bold and take action, even when it's uncomfortable. The moments he asserts himself most fiercely tend to be the moments that propel his life forward.
Moon Conjunction Saturn
Orb: 7.1°
Cory Doctorow has learned to contain his emotions and keep them under control, probably from a young age. There's a seriousness to his inner world that can feel heavy at times, but it also gives him an emotional maturity and reliability that others deeply depend on.
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Moon Opposition Jupiter
Orb: 0.6°
Cory Doctorow's emotions can swing toward excess — he feels things hugely and his instinct is to do more, give more, and feel more. Others help him see when his generosity or optimism is outrunning his actual emotional capacity, and this feedback helps him find genuine emotional balance.
Mercury Opposition North Node
Orb: 3°
Cory Doctorow's mind and his destiny can feel like they're working from different playbooks. He might rationalize away the very leaps of faith his purpose demands, or struggle to articulate what his soul already knows. Growth comes from bridging intellect and intuitive direction.
Mercury Opposition Mars
Orb: 3.2°
Debates and intellectual sparring with others are a recurring theme — Cory Doctorow tends to sharpen his mind through friction with people who challenge him. This opposition between thought and action keeps him mentally agile, and learning to listen as fiercely as he argues makes him a truly formidable communicator.
Venus Square Uranus
Orb: 3.3°
Cory Doctorow craves both closeness and freedom, and these two needs can pull him in different directions. Relationships that feel too predictable lose their spark for him, but learning to find excitement within commitment — rather than outside of it — is where the real magic happens.
Moon Opposition Neptune
Orb: 4.4°
Cory Doctorow may struggle with knowing where his emotions end and someone else's begin. There's a tendency to idealize partners or lose himself in emotional fantasy — but this same permeability gives him an almost psychic level of empathy and a creative imagination that borders on visionary.
Moon Square Mars
Orb: 4.4°
Cory Doctorow's emotions can flare up quickly and intensely, sometimes catching him off guard. There's a friction between his need for security and his impulse to act, which can create emotional volatility — but learning to work with this energy gives him incredible passion and courage.
Mars Square Jupiter
Orb: 5°
Cory Doctorow dreams big and acts boldly, but sometimes he takes on more than he can handle. There's a tendency to overextend, overcommit, or leap before he looks. The growth here is learning to match his enormous ambition with patience and strategic timing.
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The zodiac signs are categorized into two categories: Elements and Modalities. The higher the percentage you have of each, the more you embody that trait.

Fire (19%)
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth (22%)
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Air (26%)
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Water (33%)
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Cardinal (33%)
Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
Fixed (44%)
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius
Mutable (22%)
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces